Gebrayel plans to appeal verdict; sentencing set April 5
Sheridan resident George Gebrayel will appeal his convictions for attempted murder and solicitation of murder, according to his attorney. “Mr. Gebrayel intends to appeal his convictions and looks ...
Unable to find a doctor, clinic in Sheridan shuts
Adventist Health’s Sheridan clinic, the lone medical office in the town of Sheridan, will close for patient service on Friday, March 15. Patients were given one week’s notice of the closure, ...
Willamina interviews three superintendent candidates
Willamina School District Board of Directors is interviewing three candidates this week for the position of superintendent. The board is scheduled to make a decision by Monday, March 18 on the successor ...
Gebrayel guilty on all counts
[Story updated at 11:30 a.m. Friday] George Geybrayel of Sheridan was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder in the first degree and two counts of solicitation to commit murder Friday, concluding ...
Mac, Amity set to benefit from Elmer’s workforce housing bill
State Rep. Lucetta Elmer’s Housing Oregon’s Workforce bill passed the House of Representatives Tuesday with near unanimous support, 54-2. However, funding for projects in Sheridan, Carlton ...
Defense disputes plot claim in murder-for-hire trial
A jury heard secretly recorded conversations between the accused and an informant as the trial of a Sheridan man accused of murder for hire continued Wednesday. George Gebrayel, 80, is facing two counts ...
Willamina District names superintendent finalists
Two local educators are among the trio of finalists for the Willamina School District superintendent position. Willamina’s board of directors this week announced the finalists to interview on March ...
Willamina man arrested on sex abuse allegations
An arraignment hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6, for Michael Alexander Marler, 31, of Willamina, who was arrested last week on four charges of sodomy in the first degree. Marler is accused ...
Murder-for-hire trial to begin Monday
George Gebrayel, 80, of Sheridan, will stand trial next week on two counts of attempted murder in the first degree and two counts of solicitation to commit murder, for allegedly hiring someone to kill ...
Grand Ronde 4-year-old found unharmed after four-hour search
On Saturday, Feb. 3, Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from both the Salem and McMinnville Area commands responded to Grand Ronde in Polk County to help look for a missing child. At about 5:30 p.m. a ...
Fire destroys Sheridan restaurant
A Sheridan business, Burrito Loco, sustained heavy smoke and fire damage in a 2-alarm fire early Sunday morning. Sheridan Fire District personnel were dispatched to 518 S. Bridge Street at 3:43 a.m. on ...
Grants will boost school career programs
Farm and table will become expanded areas of learning in local schools. That and fire science, dentistry, and cosmetology, among others. Thanks to Career-Tech Education Revitalization Grants from the ...
Districts will gain electric school buses
First Student plans to build a charging station and add electric buses to its local fleet. The company contracts to transport students in McMinnville, Amity, Dayton and Willamina, The buses will be cleaner ...
Willamina ramps up superintendent search
The Willamina School Board hopes to name a new superintendent the week of Monday, March 18, and make a selection announcement at the Monday, April 8, board meeting. The board received a superintendent ...
Willamina working toward naming new superintendent
The Willamina School Board received a superintendent search update at the Monday, Jan. 8 meeting, and learned the position has officially opened. The plan is to have a new leader selected the week of March ...